κιλλός

See also: κίλλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

For the root vocalism, it is possible to compare πιλνός (pilnós, “grey”) beside πελιός (peliós, “livid”). Formally, this word is reminiscent of κελαινός (kelainós, “dark”), but ultimately there is no convincing etymology.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kil.lós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kilˈlos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /cilˈlos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /cilˈlos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ciˈlos/

Adjective

κῐλλός • (kĭllós) m (feminine κῐλλή, neuter κῐλλόν); first/second declension

grey
Synonyms: πολιός (poliós), φαιός (phaiós)

Inflection

First and second declension of κῐλλός; κῐλλή; κῐλλόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κῐλλός kĭllós	κῐλλή kĭllḗ	κῐλλόν kĭllón	κῐλλώ kĭllṓ	κῐλλᾱ́ kĭllā́	κῐλλώ kĭllṓ	κῐλλοί kĭlloí	κῐλλαί kĭllaí	κῐλλᾰ́ kĭllắ
Genitive	κῐλλοῦ kĭlloû	κῐλλῆς kĭllês	κῐλλοῦ kĭlloû	κῐλλοῖν kĭlloîn	κῐλλαῖν kĭllaîn	κῐλλοῖν kĭlloîn	κῐλλῶν kĭllôn	κῐλλῶν kĭllôn	κῐλλῶν kĭllôn
Dative	κῐλλῷ kĭllōî	κῐλλῇ kĭllēî	κῐλλῷ kĭllōî	κῐλλοῖν kĭlloîn	κῐλλαῖν kĭllaîn	κῐλλοῖν kĭlloîn	κῐλλοῖς kĭlloîs	κῐλλαῖς kĭllaîs	κῐλλοῖς kĭlloîs
Accusative	κῐλλόν kĭllón	κῐλλήν kĭllḗn	κῐλλόν kĭllón	κῐλλώ kĭllṓ	κῐλλᾱ́ kĭllā́	κῐλλώ kĭllṓ	κῐλλούς kĭlloús	κῐλλᾱ́ς kĭllā́s	κῐλλᾰ́ kĭllắ
Vocative	κῐλλέ kĭllé	κῐλλή kĭllḗ	κῐλλόν kĭllón	κῐλλώ kĭllṓ	κῐλλᾱ́ kĭllā́	κῐλλώ kĭllṓ	κῐλλοί kĭlloí	κῐλλαί kĭllaí	κῐλλᾰ́ kĭllắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κῐλλῶς kĭllôs			κῐλλότερος kĭllóteros			κῐλλότᾰτος kĭllótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κιλλακτήρ (killaktḗr)
Κιλλάκτωρ (Killáktōr)
κίλλιος (kíllios)
κίλλος (kíllos)

References

“κιλλός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
κιλλός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN